Colin Ingram was first noticed by the world when he played a series of good innings for his South African franchise Chevrolet Warriors in the 2010 edition of the Champions League T20. A high...Full profile

Colin Ingram was first noticed by the world when he played a series of good innings for his South African franchise Chevrolet Warriors in the 2010 edition of the Champions League T20. A highly rated hard hitting left hander, he bats at number 3 for the Warriors, a bastion of Jacques Kallis. Ingram has been in and out of the South African squad.

After making a good start to his ODI career he has never been able to cement his place in the side. A part of the blame for his lack of runs can be put on the management as he has not got a settled batting position. It's a role that he has willingly taken upbut seems more comfortable batting up the order, proof being the century he notched up on debut against Zimbabwe.

Ingram made his First class and List A debut in 2004-05 season as a 19 year old and impressed right from the word go. He was constantly in the selector's scheme of things, but it was his performance in the 2009-10 that forced them to sit up and take notice. He averaged 49 in the first class matches, 60 in list A and was an integral part of the Warriors squad which made the finals of the Champions League T20 in 2010. After scoring his second hundred, Ingram made the South African squad for the 2011 World Cup as well but didn't make that much of an impact. Despite that, he was offered a central contract, thus proving that he is being looked as a long term prospect as far as South African cricket is concerned.

He was selected for the ODI tour of UAE against Pakistan in November 2013. But he had a poor series where he scored a total of 4 runs in the two matches and lost his place to youngster, Quinton de Kock.

Fact: Ingram was picked up by Delhi Daredevils in the auction in 2011, making just 21 runs in the 3 matches that he played. He was voted the South African Domestic player's player of the year in 2011.

He is the only South African batsman to score a ODI hundred (124 against Zimbabwe) on debut.